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Howard Marks

Howard Marks Oaktree Capital Management

AUM $7.21B Turnover 17.09%
1-Year Est. Return 45.97%
 

Howard Marks is co-founder of Oaktree Capital Management, a leading firm in credit, distressed debt, and alternative credit strategies. He is equally well known for his widely read client memos on market cycles, risk, and investor psychology. Marks’s investing philosophy stresses second-level thinking, asymmetric risk/reward, and the importance of understanding where markets sit in the credit cycle.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-1.47%
1 Year Est. Return
+45.97%
3 Year Est. Return
+88.04%
5 Year Est. Return
+157.91%
10 Year Est. Return
+691.44%
AUM
$7.6B
AUM Growth
-$1.45B
Cap. Flow
-$1.96B
Cap. Flow %
-25.86%
Top 10 Hldgs %
54.51%
Holding
304
New
7
Increased
7
Reduced
20
Closed
66
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1.4 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
2.2 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
2.1 years
Avg Time Held Equity only
1.4 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity only
2.3 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
2.2 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GTX icon
Garrett Motion
GTX
+$325M
2
INFY icon
Infosys
INFY
+$57.9M
3
JD icon
JD.com
JD
+$36.8M
4
SQM icon
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
SQM
+$35.9M
5
BBD icon
Banco Bradesco
BBD
+$29.4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Energy 33.31%
2 Miscellaneous 17.38%
3 Financials 12.75%
4 Industrials 8.58%
5 Materials 6.45%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
TRMD icon
1
TORM
TRMD
$3.58B
$1.29B 17.04%
53,812,988
– –
2018 Q3
19 quarters
EXE icon
2
Expand Energy Corp
EXE
$19.7B
$615M 8.1%
7,350,000
-1,229,879
-14% -$98.1M
2021 Q1
9 quarters
SBLK icon
3
Star Bulk Carriers
SBLK
$3.13B
$461M 6.07%
26,067,483
– –
2013 Q3
39 quarters
VST icon
4
Vistra
VST
$45.3B
$446M 5.87%
17,000,000
-6,228,843
-27% -$152M
2017 Q2
24 quarters
STR icon
5
DELISTED
Sitio Royalties
STR
$340M 4.47%
12,935,120
– –
2022 Q3
3 quarters
GTX icon
6
Garrett Motion
GTX
$3.86B
$334M 4.39%
44,082,816
+40,489,705
+1,127% +$325M
2021 Q2
8 quarters
RWAY icon
7
Runway Growth Finance
RWAY
$275M
$260M 3.42%
21,054,667
– –
2021 Q4
6 quarters
STKL
8
DELISTED
SunOpta
STKL
$139M 1.83%
20,726,126
– –
2017 Q1
25 quarters
NMIH icon
9
NMI Holdings
NMIH
$2.86B
$127M 1.67%
4,900,000
– –
2014 Q3
35 quarters
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10
Ally Financial
ALLY
$11.6B
$124M 1.64%
4,600,000
-1,524,687
-25% -$40.5M
2014 Q2
36 quarters
XOP icon
11
PUT
State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
XOP
$3.95B
$122M 1.6%
945,000
+495,000
+110% +$62M
2022 Q4
2 quarters
INFN icon
12
DELISTED
Infinera Corporation Common Stock
INFN
$122M 1.6%
25,175,384
– –
2018 Q4
18 quarters
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13
Petrobras
PBR
$119B
$109M 1.43%
7,866,402
-196,137
-2% -$2.39M
2020 Q1
13 quarters
BBD icon
14
Banco Bradesco
BBD
$29.4B
$107M 1.4%
30,815,319
+9,521,068
+45% +$29.4M
2019 Q4
14 quarters
FCX icon
15
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$89.9B
$105M 1.38%
2,627,805
-64,900
-2% -$2.47M
2021 Q3
7 quarters
VALE icon
16
Vale
VALE
$50.8B
$104M 1.38%
7,782,982
-589,885
-7% -$8.35M
2020 Q3
11 quarters
CX icon
17
Cemex
CX
$15.7B
$103M 1.35%
14,489,032
– –
2018 Q2
20 quarters
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18
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
$49.6B
$100M 1.31%
4,728,622
-853,760
-15% -$21.5M
2013 Q4
38 quarters
SPY icon
19
PUT
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$798B
$95.3M 1.25%
215,000
-35,000
-14% -$14.7M
2021 Q3
7 quarters
IBN icon
20
ICICI Bank
IBN
$124B
$91.9M 1.21%
3,981,989
-87,279
-2% -$1.97M
2014 Q3
35 quarters
CBL icon
21
CBL Properties
CBL
$1.49B
$87.8M 1.16%
3,983,966
– –
2021 Q4
6 quarters
FYBR icon
22
DELISTED
Frontier Communications
FYBR
$74.2M 0.98%
3,982,849
– –
2021 Q2
8 quarters
VIST icon
23
Vista Energy
VIST
$6.33B
$69.6M 0.92%
2,884,674
– –
2019 Q3
15 quarters
FTAI icon
24
FTAI Aviation
FTAI
$20B
$64.4M 0.85%
2,033,110
– –
2021 Q1
9 quarters
INFY icon
25
Infosys
INFY
$50.2B
$59.5M 0.78%
+3,701,358
New +$57.9M
2023 Q2
0 quarters

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Howard Marks's Q2 2023 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2023, Howard Marks held 304 positions worth $7.6B, down 16% from $9.04B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 55% of the portfolio.

Howard Marks withdrew a net $1.96B in Q2 2023, closing 66 positions and reducing 20 holdings. Its most notable exit was Garrett Motion Inc. Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, an estimated $612M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Energy at 33% of assets, up from 33% a quarter earlier, followed by Miscellaneous and Financials.

Against the trend, Howard Marks opened a new position in Infosys worth $59.5M.

  • Howard Marks's largest Q2 2023 buy was Infosys: 3,701,358 shares worth $59.5M.
  • Howard Marks added most to Garrett Motion in Q2 2023, an estimated $325M increase.
  • Howard Marks's biggest Q2 2023 reduction was Vistra, cutting an estimated $152M.
  • Howard Marks fully exited Garrett Motion Inc. Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock in Q2 2023, selling an estimated $612M.
  • Howard Marks's ten largest holdings make up 55% of its $7.6B portfolio in Q2 2023.
  • Howard Marks opened 7 new positions and closed 66 in Q2 2023.
  • Howard Marks's portfolio value fell 16% quarter-over-quarter to $7.6B.

Based on Oaktree Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2023, filed 14 Aug 2023.